This is by far my favorite Star Trek series. Finally Riker is captain of his own ship...with Troi by his side. I do not want to go into too much detail because I do not want to give away parts of the book (and I hate reviewers that do). If you loved "Star Trek: The Next Generation" then you MUST read this series. Well at least read this book, the characters are rich, the plot fantastic, you will not be disappointed.
This is a very good book and a easy read. It lets Riker have his day, finally, not to mention his own ship, again, finally. I liked the fact that the Enterprise is no where in this book as far as the plot goes. In other words, Riker doesn't rely on the big E to save the day. This truly is a new start for Riker and Troi.
There is a lot of story going on in this book, keeping up isn't that hard however. This book does a good job in wrapping up the movie Nemesis, so if you haven't seen that yet you need too. (But really, who hasn't.)
The ending, I thought, seemed to have been done before but it does lead into the second book. So, have the second book well on its way before you get to the end. You will want to jump right into it ...
There is a lot of story going on in this book, keeping up isn't that hard however. This book does a good job in wrapping up the movie Nemesis, so if you haven't seen that yet you need too. (But really, who hasn't.)
The ending, I thought, seemed to have been done before but it does lead into the second book. So, have the second book well on its way before you get to the end. You will want to jump right into it ...
I really didn't like this one - but I've never liked Riker's character either, and he's central to the plot. There seemed to be too much emphasis on the species-diversity of the crew, which was a platform to invent as many bizarre & improbably aliens (with unpronouceable names) as possible. The political intrigues were confusing, and I had trouble keeping the characters straight.
